Flushing osi bowls of water-closets



J. WERNER, FLUSHDNG 0F BOWLS OF WATER CLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-29.1919.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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APPLICATION FILED .IAN.29.1919.

' Patented Oct. 14,1919.

MW 7 5% ATTORNEY JOSEPH WERNER, 0F PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY.

rLUsHINe or BOWLS 0F WATER-CLOSETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Application filed January 29; 1919. Serial No. 273,836.

2' '0 all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JosEPrI WERNER, a citizen of Hungary, residing at Perth Amboy, in the of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing of Bowls of VVater-Glosets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to water or flush tanks for flushing the bowls of closets or the like and has for its object to provide a construction whereby the fiushingwill be rendered more effective.

this drawback by closed flush WVith the hitherto known flush tanks the supply of water into thetank is regulated by valves and it has been found that not only do the valves very frequently get out of order, but the full force necessary for a thorough flushing of the bowls is rarely obtained. V

The object of my invention is to remedy providing a hermetically tank into which the water is pressure directly from the wa' er supply without any valves, and whereby the flushing will be effected with the full force of the pressure of the water supply.

My invention will be fully understood by reference to th which similar supplied by Fig. l tion at a right angle to Figs. 3 and 4: are'vertical sections similar to Fig. 1 of two other modifications; Fig; 5'is an elevation of a series of bowls connected through a common pipe common pipe for a series controlled from a single tank of mynovel construction and F g. 6 is an enlarged vertical section of the valve controlled connection leading into the of bowls.

eferring specifically to the drawing and first particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, a denotes I the water tank which may be made of galvanized iron or the like. This tank has a 1 tively are somewhat downwardly and out hermetically closed top a which may be an integral part of the tank as shown. 'At its rear the ta has a vertically extending straight and smooth wall a with means for its attachment to the wall in a building. The front and side walls a and a respecwardly slanting as shown. The bottom in county of Middlesex and State supply (not shown), which is i with Y the bowl (not rod 2. v c p In the construction shown tion thereof and of the valve 6.

front and at the sides is slanting inwardly as at a and a and then bends downwardly side POItlOllS of the bottom a threaded hole a is provided for the attachment of a pipe leading from. he pressure in op munication with the interior of the tank a.

The downwardly extending portion of the bottom is formed with an annular groove (1 to form a socket for a seat 6 made of glass or other suitable hard material. The upper face of the seat I) may carry a washer 0 of any suitable material.

pipe communicating Projecting above and around the vshoulder d of the casing d is a sleeve-like extension is adapted to engage around the a and between the up the lower edge of the trally through a tubular sleeve j extending through the tank from an socket a projecting cover a of the tank.- screwed into the open serves as a guide for th open topped A threaded cap k top of said socket e upper end of the 2 the upper outwardly pro ecting end of the rod 2' carries a knob Z for the manipula A spring m arranged in the sleeve 7' and fastened at its upper end to a part i of the in Figs. 1 and 03 which inwardly from the rod z" and its lower end to the bottom of the sleeve actuates the rod and consequently the valve body 0, so as to normally hold Z)the latter tightly closed against its seat The operation of the tank is as follows:

Water is supplied with full pressure into the tank from the proper source through the opening a The tank being hermetically closed, the water to will rise therein to a certain level w compressing the air contained in the tank.

hen the rod z is depressed the valve body c will be moved away from its seat 6 and the water with the full pressure of the water supply will rush through the opened bottom into the casing (Z and thence through the nozzle (Z (not shown) into the bowl and effectively flush the latter. The unobstructed flow of the water from the water supply will tend to maintain or quickly restore the water level to in the tank.

The valve (Z, 6 being easily accessible from V the outside enables the parts when out of struction of the connection order to be quickly repaired.

In Fig. 3 the same tank is shown equipped with a modified means for operating the valve. Instead of the knob Z a lever n is provided which is fulcrumed at n, in a bracket 0 and at a point a is connected to the upper end of the rod '5.

In Fig. 4 the valve body 6 works in the tank and rests on top of the glass seat I). The spring on is shown applied to the upper portion of the rod i having one of its ends attached to the top of the sleeve j.

In Fig. 5 a system or series of bowls p are shown, arranged on different levels, as on diiferentfioors of a building. 9 denotes a common pressure water pipe leading from the usual water supply (not shown). Tanks for the bowls are entirely dispensed with. Instead each bowl has a valve controlled pipe connection leading into the common pipe 9.

In the present example (Fig. 6) the conand that of the valve is as follows:

The pipe 9 has for each bowl an opening A. sleeve shaped fitting 1" is screwed around each perforated portion of the pipe This fitting has a threaded mouth portion 1" to coincide with the openin A pipe section 8 is screwed into said mouth and is adapted to be removably joined to a second pipe section o by a suitable coupling 25. The second pipe section is in form of an ordinary valve to the lower or mouth portion of which is secured the valve casing d by the yoke or member 9 substantially as in the aforedescribed modifications. The valve body 6 is shown here to cooperate with the lower face of the glass seat I). The valve rod 6 eXtcnds through an upper tubular projection i of the pipe section o. u denotes a packing sleeve and y a spring actuating the rod. 93 is the pipe screwing into the casing d and leading therefrom into the bowl 10.

It will be seen that by omitting the tanks and by utilizing the water pressure of the water supply, the flushing of the bowls on different floors will be rendered very effective and greatly simplified.

Since various other modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of my invention I do not wish to restrict myself to the details of the construction shown and described.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A flush tank for bowls of water closets, consisting of a hermetically closed water receptacle having a downwardly slanting bottom formed with an inlet and lateral projections, a casing adapted to be connected to the bowl and communicating with said bottom, means adapted to engage said lateral projections for clamping said casing to the bottom of the tank and a valve controlling the communication between said tank and said casing.

2. A flush tank for bowls of water closets, consisting of a hermetically closed receptacle capable of receiving the water under full pressure directly from the water supply and having an opening in its bottom and lateral projections, a valve seat borne in said opening, a valve body, a casing capable of connection to the bowl and communicating with said bottom, means adapted to engage said lateral projections for clamping said casing to said bottom and means for operating said valve body.

3. A flush tank for bowls of water closets, consisting of a hermetically closed receptacle having an inlet opening and a discharge opening in its bottom, a valve for closing said discharge opening, said valve comprising a valve seat loosely borne in the bottom of the tank, a manually operated valve body cooperating with said valveseat, a casing inclosing said valve bodyand supporting said valve seat, said casing having a discharge opening capable of connection to a bowl, and a clamping member for clamping said casing to the bottom of the tank.

4:. A flush tank for bowls of water closets, consisting of a hermetically closed receptacle having an inlet and a discharge opening in its bottom, the discharge opening being formed with an annular groove, a valve seat loosely mounted in said annular groove, a valve cooperating with said valve seat, a casing inclosing said valve body and supporting said seat, said casing having a-discharge opening capable of connection to a bowl and a clamping member adapted for clamping the said casing to the bottom of the tank.

5. A flush tank for bowls of water closets, consisting of a hermetically closed receptacle having a downwardly and inwardly slanting bottom having an inlet opening in one of the slanting walls of said bottom, and an outer extension formed with a discharge opening, said outer extension being formed on its outside with lateral projections, a valve seat loosely borne inside of said extension, a manually operated valve body cooperating said valve seat, a casing having a discharge opening adapted for connection to a bowl and inclosing said valve body, said casing having inner projections to support said valve seat, and a clamping member adapted to engage said lateral projections of the outer extension and to engage around the casing to hold the latter and the seat tightly against the bottom of the tank.

6. A flush tank for bowls of water closets,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the whereof I aflix my signa ture 1n presence of two witnesses. JOSEPH WERNER. Witnesses:

ROBERT R. VELIE, MAX D. ORDMANN.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

